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Giles Columbus Porter 1879–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1879

Birth Location: Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 26 Jan 1951

Death Location: Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Christopher Porter

Mother: Oregon Baird

Spouse(s): Lona Cox

Children(s): Benjamin Porter, Irene Griffin, Giles Jr, Lavonia Earnest, George Porter, Dorothy Porter

The story of Giles Columbus Porter began in 1879 in Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States. Giles Columbus Porter married Lona Cox, and had children including Benjamin Simon Porter, Dorothy Ophelia Porter, George Elkin Porter, Giles Columbus Porter Jr, Irene Beatrice Griffin, Lavonia Earnest. Giles Columbus Porter passed away in 1951 in Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Giles Columbus Porter began in 1879 in Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States.
  • Giles Columbus Porter married Lona Cox, and had children including Benjamin Simon Porter, Dorothy Ophelia Porter, George Elkin Porter, Giles Columbus Porter Jr, Irene Beatrice Griffin, Lavonia Earnest.
  • Giles Columbus Porter passed away in 1951 in Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Giles Porter's Ancestors

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Giles Porter
1879–1951
Birth Place: Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Parents
Christopher Columbus Lum Porter
1841–1914
Browns Creek, Union, South Carolina, USA
Oregon Baird
1842–1917
CHickasaw County
Grandparents
Landlott (II (Lotty)) Porter
1779–1876
Browns Creek, Union, South Carolina, United States
Antionette (Susannah) Comer
1804–1870
Georgia
Simon (Allis Baird,) Sr
1797–1864
Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (W) Menasco
1807–1858
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jedithan Porter
1755–1804
Rhoda Palmer
1758–1841
Nancy Turner
1780–1875
John Baird
1754–1803
Martha White
1770–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Jeter
1724–1792
William Porter
1720–1792
James Turner
1765–1834
Susannah Seaver
1765–1850
Adam Baird
1730–1807
Mary Ann
1733–1800

Giles Porter's Descendants

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Giles (Columbus) Porter (14 Feb 1879–26 Jan 1951) m. Lona Cox (29 JUL 1893–29 FEB 1964)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Simon) Porter 1926–1988
  2. 2. Irene (Beatrice) Griffin 1913–1989 m. Billy (Gann) Griffin 1910–1989
    1. 1. Charlie (Guinn) Griffin 1933–1959
    2. 2. Infant (Daughter of Billy and Irene) Griffin 1941–1941
  3. 3. Giles (Columbus Porter) Jr 1915–1973
  4. 4. Lavonia Earnest 1910–1983
  5. 5. George (Elkin) Porter 1921–1984
  6. 6. Dorothy (Ophelia) Porter 1928–2017 m. Joe (C.) Johns –1992

Giles Porter's Timeline

3 Records

1879
14 Feb 1879
Birth of Giles Columbus Porter in Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
1900
23 Nov 1900
Age 21
Giles Columbus Porter was married in Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
1951
26 Jan 1951
Age 72
Death of Giles Columbus Porter in Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States of America
Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1879
    Event Place: Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1900
    Event Place: Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1951
    Event Place: Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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